Seven Florida Track & Field athletes will partake in the weekend’s events.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A group of seven Gators Track & Field throwers are set to travel to California to participate in the Triton Invitational, hosted by the University of California at San Diego, on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. Events will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday and 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.
The seven athletes participating in this weekend’s action include Calvin Bostic, Kai Chang, Will Gross IV, Akari Isaac, Gracelyn Leiseth, Logan Montgomery and Alida van Daalen, all of which competed last weekend at the Pepsi Florida Relays.
LAST TIME OUT
Chang and van Daalen are coming off performances in which they altered the record books. Chang placed second in the men’s discus throw with a best mark of 60.83m/199’7″ which now stands as the No. 2 distance on UF’s All-Time Top 10 List. Van Daalen, who already held the school record in the discus throw, topped her own record with a throw of 61.84m/202’10”.
Isaac and Leiseth also had impressive performances as they both recorded personal records in the discus throw with marks of 52.85m/173’4″ and 52.28m/171’6″, respectively. Additionally, Leiseth broke into the UF All-Time Top 10, at the No. 10 spot, in shot put as she tallied a best throw of 16.52m/54’2.50″.
The Gators as a whole totaled six UF All-Time Top 10 finishes and 28 personal records.
GATORS IN THE RANKS
After participating in both the FSU Relays and Pepsi Florida Relays, the Gators Track & Field Men’s and Women’s programs have found themselves on the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Outdoor rankings for the first time in 2024. The Gators stand at No. 2 (Men) and No. 12 (Women) in the latest Coaches’ Poll.
Men
Women
Rank
Team
Points
Rank
Team
Points
1
Texas A&M
341.87
1
LSU
405.60
2
Florida
252.02
2
South Carolina
262.38
3
LSU
204.37
3
Texas A&M
248.49
4
Texas
166.21
4
BYU
180.23
5
Auburn
157.88
5
Ole Miss
155.61
6
Mississippi State
153.24
6
Georgia
148.85
7
Texas Tech
152.66
7
Texas
148.46
8
Alabama
149.05
8
TCU
141.36
9
Arizona State
148.05
9
UCF
132.69
10
Georgia
142.12
10
Texas Tech
129.95
11
Southern California
141.23
11
Nebraska
127.30
12
Kentucky
126.88
12
Florida
125.25
PEPSI FLORIDA RELAYS MEET INFORMATION
Location/Venue
San Diego, California/Triton Track & Field Stadium
Date/Times
Friday, April 5: 4:30 p.m. ET – 5:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 6: 12:30 p.m. ET – 8:00 p.m. ET
Live Results
Triton Invitational Live Results<https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/11822/events>
Updates & Info
@GatorsTF on X<https://twitter.com/GatorsTF>
ATHLETE ENTRIES
Friday, April 5 – Field
Events
Athlete Entries
Discus Throw (W) / 4:30 p.m. ET
Akari Isaac
Gracelyn Leiseth
Alida van Daalen
Saturday, April 6 – Field
Events
Athlete Entries
Hammer Throw (M) / 12:30 p.m. ET
Will Gross IV
Shot Put ELITE (M) / 3:00 p.m. ET
Logan Montgomery
Discus Throw ELITE (M) / 4:30 p.m. ET
Kai Chang
Shot Put ELITE (W) / 5:30 p.m. ET
Gracelyn Leiseth
Alida van Daalen
Discus Throw OPEN (M) / 7:00 p.m. ET
Calvin Bostic
Logan Montgomery
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